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How to achieve raised direct?

Newbie here Can someone tell me how to achieve "raised direct" cooking that I read about here. I just got my baby, I mean egg so I'm learning a lot. My sweet hubby got me the Large egg, and the plate setter for Christmas, but those are the only pieces I have. I already have my eye on some more pieces but those will probably go on my wish list for now. That being said - an accessory recommendation for raised direct would be great, but if there is way to achieve this without a large purchase right now it would be helpful. A few of you suggested basics like kabobs or burgers for my first cook and a lot what I see calls for raised direct. I was hoping to not have to wait for an accessory before I use my egg.

Welcome to the club! A spider or a woo are 2 ways to achieve raised direct. You can purchase them from ceramicgrillstore.com. However, you can cook quite a bit without either. In fact, I inherited my egg from my grandfather 8 years ago and just received my first spider yesterday. Happy cooking!

@Phillicious suggests using chunks of firebricks sitting on the fire ring and then your regular grid on the brick spacers. The grid in the Amazon ad has its own "legs". Some folks use bolts and nuts to make the legs. Some use empty beer cans. Some use the spider or woo or adjustable rigs.

My first raised cooks were done w. the grill on fire bricks on their sides. Down side was there was no way to have a drip pan underneath. Then bought 4 long bolts w. washers and nuts, and made feet for my old Brinkman grill. Not the sturdiest bit of wire, but continues being usable hundreds of cooks later.

Try making your favorite meatloaf, flatten it to around 1" thick so you have a rectangle, put some cheese and anything else that you might like. Roll it up and wrap it with a bacon weave. Then cook around 350* until you get the internal temp you would for your meatloaf. Very easy meal that looks really impressive.

@fanoffanboys. Think if a 3 legged stool vs one with 4. 3 points just bal easier.
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